Hulu Just Paid a Ridiculous Amount of Money for Every Episode of Seinfeld

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In March, the Wall Street Journalreported that Hulu, Amazon, and Yahoo were tangled up in a massive bidding war for the rights to stream every episode of Seinfeld. In many ways the show has been the Holy Grail for streaming services because of its success in syndication and on DVD, as well as its enduring relevancy almost 20 years after it went off the air in 1998.

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Well, news has come that a deal was struck, and Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer will soon be calling Hulu home. According to the Wall Street Journal, the final price tag was $700,000 per episode, which over 180 episodes totals $126 million. Others put the number at $1 million per episode, which, of course, would bring the total to $180 million. So yeah, nothing to yada yada about.

The deal is great news for fans of the show, of course, but it is kind of a bummer that every time we watch an episode we're going to be subjected to the sizable chunks of advertisements that chop up Hulu's content. Let's just hope they don't make like TBS and try to speed up the playback to squeeze in even more commercials. Either way, we should know more soon, as Hulu is expected to formally announce the deal today.

Though select episodes of Seinfeld have been available to stream on Crackle, this will mark the first time every single episode will be in one place and at our disposal. So put your binge-watching pants on and get your big hunk of cheese ready. It's about to be the summer of all of us.

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